Lamiaceae FAMILY

Callicarpa rubella

Edibility

0/5

Medicinal

2/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Callicarpa rubella is a shrub growing around 2 metres tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ]. The plant is harvested from the wild for medicinal use. It is grown as an ornamental in gardens, where it is valued especially for its colourful fruits.

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate; tropical

Native RangeE. Asia - southeast China, India, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Malaysia, Indonesia, Philippines

HabitatThickets or mixed forests on mountain slopes or in valleys; at elevations from 100 - 3,500 metres[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. ].